The Most Fun We Ever Had

A Novel

By: Claire Lombardo

Narrated by: Emily Rankin

NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK • “A gripping and poignant ode to a messy, loving family in all its glory.” —Madeline Miller, bestselling author of Circe

In this “rich, complex family saga” (USA Today) full of long-buried family secrets, Marilyn Connolly and David Sorenson fall in love in the 1970s, blithely ignorant of all that awaits them. By 2016, they have four radically different daughters, each in a state of unrest.

Wendy, widowed young, soothes herself with booze and younger men; Violet, a litigator turned stay-at-home-mom, battles anxiety and self-doubt; Liza, a neurotic and newly tenured professor, finds herself pregnant with a baby she's not sure she wants by a man she's not sure she loves; and Grace, the dawdling youngest daughter, begins living a lie that no one in her family even suspects.

With the unexpected arrival of young Jonah Bendt—a child placed for adoption by one of the daughters fifteen years before—the Sorensons will be forced to reckon with the rich and varied tapestry of their past. As they grapple with years marred by adolescent angst, infidelity, and resentment, they also find the transcendent moments of joy that make everything else worthwhile.

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Good story

I liked this book a lot. I did find there to be a lot of sex scenes between the parents. Their love was the central facet of the story, so I get it, but still, it felt repetitive. Great characters and wonderful writing, though.

Twenty some hours of dysfunction was hard to listen to.

The writing was well crafted and I guess the constant use of “f**k” is life imitating art. My hope for art is to elevate not denigrate or desensitize.
The sheer meanness between the sisters was hard to accept. Again, I wonder is this the author’s life?
Growing up with two other sisters, I have some experience with sisters, the three sisters we were known as. Sure, we fought but the plotting to hurt and revenge as portrayed is another aspect that was hard to accept.
Unfortunately I ended the novel as I started. With a husband and wife behaving as insipid accoutrements to self centered humans.
And life just goes on.
It is a pretty nihilistic read. :(

Lane attempt to make a boring story sexy

Normally I read a book through because sometimes it turns out better than it starts. I couldn’t bare to keep listening even though audible refused me a refund. It just felt forced. Unfortunate.

Not a book about Fun!

I bought this book thinking it would be light hearted and a happy read. It is not. If you want a happy book about having fun don't buy this book.

The story was a good story but it is about family and the complicated relationships of being part of one. Not a lot of fun in this story.

Loved all the characters!!!

Loved the dynamic between the sisters... all so different and realistic! Several surprises along the way. It was long but very pleasant. I feel like I know this family now!